LONDON: The UK government said on Monday (Jul 31) it would issue 'hundreds' of new oil and gas licences in the North Sea to secure energy reserves while still aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
A study released on Monday by the North Sea Transition Authority said the carbon footprint from domestic UK gas production was one-fourth the footprint from imported liquified natural gas.Environmental group Greenpeace called the announcement a"cynical political ploy to sow division" in which"climate is collateral damage".
Hugo Tagholm, director of Oceana UK, an ocean advocacy organisation, called the decision a"betrayal of the British people by a government entirely fixated on short-term profits, with no regard for a future for our children and generations to come". Energy giant Shell, which is involved in one of the carbon capture projects, hailed it as a"central part of plans to decarbonise North Sea operations".
Environmental policies have been a hot topic in the UK, especially since Labour's surprise defeat by the ruling Conservative party in a west London by-election.
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